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I know that there are others out there that have experienced layoffs. I can only relate to my experience though. If anyone out there thinks that they work with or for friends, you may want to reconsider that thought.
I loved my job. I will go ahead and get that out of the way. There were times that I would have rather been at work than be home. I had always dreamed of working in the type of environment I was in. I could laugh without feeling odd. I could talk to my co-workers. Hell, we even got along. I tried to help them out when the need arrised. I was consistently in the top 3 in terms of calls taken, tickets created, and tickets resolved. In fact, if you factor all three together, I was probably the top person on the Helpdesk.
You would think that with all that, I would have been a sure thing to avoid getting laid-off. That wasn't the case though. It appears that there is other factors that goes into who gets the cut and who doesn't.
I was laid off last month from my said job. Not only did I have what I have already mentioned but, I was the only one on my level in the department with a wife and son that is about to begin kindergarten.
Now, I am finding out that working in IT without a bachelors degree and only being A+ certified and 38 years old doesn't look too good on resume's and if not on resume's then, definitely in interviews.
I mean, is this it? Do I have to give up on IT to get back to work? I have only been working with computers as a hobby since 99 so, it isn't like I have as much experience as those that I am competing with. It is all somewhat overwhelming. I just needed to get it off my chest because, I have to be strong for the outside world.
